GIBSON COUNTY TN - WILLS - William Clement  1866

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Gibson Co Wills 

Feb 1865- Dec 1884 

FLS 1008148



Page 89



Gibson Count Court June Term 1867



To all whom it may concern.



I William Clement of the County of Gibson and State of Tennessee, do make and

publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all

former wills by me made at any time heretofore,---First I direct that my Body be

decently interred in a manner suitable to my condition in life.  And as to such

worldly estate as it has pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of in the

following manner: Second___I direct that all my debts and Funeral Expenses be

paid as soon after my decease as possible out of any Moines that I may die

possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors from  any portion

of my estate real or personal. I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah J. during

her natural life, my home tract of land containing about 240, all my house hold

and kitchen Furniture.  Farming tools and Implements, and my live sock, wagons

so far as she thinks she thinks(sic) she needs them. Thirdly___And to my

children Caleb R Clement, Benjamin W Clement, Calvin C Clement, Nancy A. Wilson

heirs, George B. Clement heirs, Wm H. Clement, Mary Wright, Francis ___  heirs,

Simeon S. Clement, Susan S Allen, Anthony M Clements,  Edwin B. Clement heirs,

Esper Ann Isabella Catherine Wainwright heirs  One Dollar each Fourthly__I

bequeath to the Heirs of Zachariah Wainwright the proceeds of a due Bill I hold

against the said Wainwright for the sum of Four Hundred Dollars bearing date

March 23d 1858. To Wm H Clement I give his note which I hold for the sum of one

hundred and twelve dollars bearing date Jany 26th 1858... Fifthly __  I direct

that the price of land I purchased from Caleb Allen and the same upon which L S.

Clements now lives shall as soon as practicable after my decease be sold and the

proceeds appropriated by the Executrix as she may prefer . Sixthly I direct that

after the death of my wife Sarah J. all property not disposed by this my last

will and Testament, such as the Home tract of Land and Such other  property as

my wife may then be possessed of bequeathed by me to her, be sold and the

proceeds divided between all my heirs except Simeon S. Clement and Benjamin W.

Clement who from the treatment given me during my illness have forfeited all

claims they may have had upon me as a father. Seventhly --I do hereby make

ordain and appoint my wife Sarah J, Calvin C. Clement, and William Mathews my

Executrix and Executors of this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I

William Clement the said Testator have to this my last will and Testament

written on this sheet of Paper, se my hand and seal this the 20th day of July

1866.



William Clement   (seal)



Signed Sealed and published in the presence of us who have subscribed in the

presence of the Testator and each other.



Jacob Mathis Janus P Arnold Peter Gullett S. P. Foster